Understanding consumer perceptions of frailty screening to inform knowledge translation and health service improvements.

Background and Objectives despite growing support for the clinical application of frailty, including regular frailty screening for older adults, little is known about how older adults perceive frailty screening. The purpose of this study was to examine older adults' perspectives on frailty screening...

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Publicado en:Age & Ageing Vol. 50; no. 1; pp. 227 - 233
Autores principales: Archibald, Mandy M, Lawless, Michael T, Ambagtsheer, Rachel C, Kitson, Alison L
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Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Jan2021
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          College of Nursing , Rady Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
          College of Nursing and Health Sciences , Flinders University , Bedford Park, SA 5042 Australia
          Centre of Research Excellence in Frailty and Healthy Ageing , Adelaide, Australia
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      ab: Background and Objectives despite growing support for the clinical application of frailty, including regular frailty screening for older adults, little is known about how older adults perceive frailty screening. The purpose of this study was to examine older adults' perspectives on frailty screening to inform knowledge translation and service improvements for older adults with frailty. Research Design interpretive descriptive qualitative design. Participants a total of 39 non-frail (18%), pre-frail (33%) and frail or very frail (49%) South Australian older adults aged 62–99 years, sampled from community, assisted living and residential aged care settings. Methods seven focus groups were conducted and analysed by two independent investigators using inductive thematic analysis. Results three themes were identified. First, older adults question the necessity and logic of an objective frailty measure. Second, older adults believe any efforts at frailty screening need to culminate in an action. Third, older adults emphasise that frailty screening needs to be conducted sensitively given negative perceptions of the term frailty and the potential adverse effects of frailty labelling. Discussion and Implications previous screening experiences and underlying beliefs about the nature of frailty as inevitable shaped openness to, and acceptance of, frailty screening. Findings correspond with previous research illuminating the lack of public awareness of frailty and the nascent stage of frailty screening implementation. Incorporating consumer perspectives, along with perspectives of other stakeholder groups when considering implementing frailty screening, is likely to impact uptake and optimise suitability—important considerations in person-centred care provision.
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